| Friendship, bonding and fellowship are the hallmarks of girls who study in boarding schools. When left alone far away from home, girls tend to mature quicker and face the immensely competitive world outside head-on. Dehradun boasts of some of the best boarding schools for girls in India and has always set standards for others to follow. Education in Dehradun has always been at par with the best in the country and no wonder educational institutes here can proudly claim some of the best politicians, bureaucrats and celebrates among their alumni. The best boarding schools for girls in Dehradoon include
• Welham Girls School – With a history dating back more than 50 years, this is considered to be one of the best boarding schools in India. The school is affiliated to the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISCE) and besides education involves the students in a lot of extracurricular activities such as craft, traditional Indian dances, India and Western classical music and foreign language among others. Noted alumni of the school include Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor, politician Brinda Karat and film director Deepa Mehta among others.
• Summer Valley School – This is one of the best boarding schools in the scenic city but has scaled up the ladder in a short time span. A co-educational institute with separate residential facilities for girls this schools specializes in all around development of the students. It boasts of some of the best infrastructural facilities in terms of sports and modern education. Past students have earned many laurels to the school.
• The Doon Girls School (Girls) – A preparatory school it stands by its mission to o prepare young girls for the best secondary schools in the country and abroad. The school enhances the cultural and sporting talent of the girls apart from the normal classroom based education. It has been successful in inculcating the value and joy of sharing cooperation and camaraderie among its students.
• Hopetown Girls School – The school is one of the newest on the block and is affiliated to ICSE (Indian School Certificate Examinations). This fully residential school offers great facilities for the girls to excel in education, sports and in the field of art and culture. The students have earned huge honors for the school taking part in various competitions. The students also take part in regular community service and have raised huge funds for the poor villagers around them.
• Ecole Globale International Girls School – Affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) till class VIII and the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) this school is also one of the best boarding schools for girls in Dehradoon. This school focuses on preparing the girls for the competition ahead in life both in education and their all-round development. |
